VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class-action lawsuit against global agriculture firm Syngenta over claims that its herbicide products cause Parkinson’s disease.

A decision released online this week says the case was filed in B.C. in August 2022, alleging the Switzerland-based firm’s family of herbicide products, marketed as Gramoxone, causes Parkinson’s disease.

The proposed class members include anyone diagnosed with the condition after handling Gramoxone products any time after July 1, 1963, ruling says{ai:summary}<p>In the shadows of Vancouver, a class-action lawsuit looms over Syngenta, the agriculture giant with a dirty secret. The suit claims its herbicides, slickly packaged as Gramoxone, leave a trail of Parkinson’s disease in their wake.</p><p>The B.C. Supreme Court pulled the trigger, marking a legal showdown that could shake the industry's foundations. #health</p>

Class action lawsuit over herbicide alleged to cause Parkinson’s certified by B.C. Supreme Court

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